The elderly account for the majority of medical spending in many countries, raising concerns about potentially unnecessary spending, especially during the final months of life. Using a well-defined ...

While there are therapies to aid in overall heart health, there are very few preventative therapies for heart failure after a significant heart attack, a serious condition that has a very significant ...

Approximately 40% of the East Asian population suffers from alcohol intolerance, commonly known as "Asian Flush Syndrome". This ALDH2 genetic mutation is more than just a metabolic defect; it conceals ...

THE recent availability of pure L-nor-epinephrine (arterenol, nor-adrenaline) has permitted evaluation of its clinical usefulness as a pressor agent. Preliminary reports 1–7 have suggested beneficial ...

The world's first clinical trial to test glenzocimab as a potential new drug to improve the long-term outcomes for heart attack patients will take place in the UK. Glenzocimab is a humanised ...

Mitral-valve replacement was performed in five patients with ruptured papillary muscle secondary to myocardial infarction. In each case severe mitral regurgitation was suggested by the sudden ...

Myocardial infarction, or a heart attack, remains the most common cause of heart failure (HF) worldwide. Although there are treatments that aid in overall heart health, there are few preventative ...

Introduction: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) onset follows a circadian rhythm, yet data from large contemporary national registries remain limited, particularly regarding how the ...

A woman in her early 40s presented with an acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), 4 weeks after surgical resection of an incidental, ...

Myocardial infarction in children is an infrequent phenomenon. Here, we are reporting a case of paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and anti-phospholipid ...